Call Us 919-240-4054When you are a victim of a crime or have been wronged or injured, you are left to deal with the pain. Whether you have been retaliated against, sexually harassed, assaulted, raped, abused or otherwise harmed, you are often are left traumatized and shocked. You might want to erase all memories of the perpetrator or […]
Personal Injury
CJG is investigating Hernia Mesh Injuries
DID YOU KNOW MORE THAN 800,000 HERNIA REPAIRS ARE PERFORMED IN THE U.S. EACH YEAR? YET THERE HAVE BEEN 50,000+ LAWSUITS IN THE U.S. RELATED TO HERNIA MESH PROCEDURES AND THE NUMBER CONTINUES TO RISE. The most common adverse events following hernia repair with mesh are pain, infection, hernia recurrence, bowel obstruction, adhesion and […]
Dog Bites: The Damage Can Be Devastating
A dog bite injury can happen in seconds. You are walking down a street. A dog runs from a neighbor’s yard toward your young child. She is bitten by a dog. Or maybe, you are in a park with your dog. A passerby loses control of his big dog. You are knocked down and your […]
Think Traumatic Brain Injuries Are Rare? Think Again.
Did you know March was Brain Injury Awareness Month? We wanted to post this blog last month, but we forgot – brain injury, perhaps? All kidding aside, brain injuries are no joke. Often not detected or diagnosed for months or even years, these injuries can devastate lives. New studies reported by Reuters last month reveal […]
The Defendant in Your Case Wants Your Private Information
After you are wronged or badly injured, your health, your money, and your future may all be at stake. You try to do all you can to recover from a bad situation that is not your fault. You fight your fear and call us for help. Then your lawsuit is finally filed and you can […]
Oops! Why You Can’t Find Out if Your Hospital Makes Deadly Mistakes
This morning I had breakfast with a friend who had a scary experience at the hospital. He went to the emergency department with severe stomach pain. Since he’s a man in his 60s, the hospital personnel thought he might be having a heart attack. They spent many hours looking at his heart when all along […]
Why Can’t the Jury Know If the Defendant Has Car Insurance?
If you have ever served on a North Carolina jury in a car wreck case, you almost certainly sat through the entire trial never knowing if the defendant had any insurance to pay the verdict. Surely no one in the courtroom – not the lawyers, the witnesses or the judge, ever mentioned it. Maybe someone mentioned […]
More on the Talcum Powder and Cancer Connection
Here in hot North Carolina, baby powder can feel like a necessity. But just for adults, please, unless it’s made with something other than talc! Baby powder containing talc bears a warning label to keep it out of the reach of children. Many pediatricians discourage its use with babies, because if they inhale the particles […]
SAFETY ALERT: Beware of what lies in your bathroom cabinet.
In February 2016 a Missouri jury awarded 72 million dollars in damages to the family of a woman who died of ovarian cancer that was linked to her use of Johnson and Johnson’s talcum powder. Jacqueline Fox was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer in 2013 at age 59. She died in October of 2015. Four […]
Who should pay your medical bills after an accident?
If your accident was caused by the driver of a car or truck, you would think their insurance company should pay your bills, right? After all, that driver was responsible, not you. But in North Carolina, most of the time that is not how it works right when you most need the payment. First, the other […]
